Lotte Group to open U.S. ethylene cracker complex

May 07,2019

Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin traveled to the United States to attend a ceremony celebrating the completion of Lotte Chemical’s ethylene cracker complex (ECC) in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Lotte announced Monday.

The ceremony is scheduled to take place Thursday. Shin is expected to give a speech there. According to industry sources, Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon will also attend the ceremony.

The completion ceremony comes three years after the construction began.